More Information – ARRL

The American Radio Relay League or ARRL is the primary organization that supports Amateur Radio on both a local and national level. The ARRL is a great resource and has many tools available through its online website to those who are interested in Amateur Radio.

The VARC takes pride in the fact that it has been affiliated with the ARRL since the 1940s. In order to maintain its ARRL affiliation at least 51% of the VARC membership must hold membership with the ARRL. So please consider becoming a ARRL member today.

Please visit the ARRL website at www.arrl.net today.

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Listen to the new episode of ARRL Audio News on your iOS or Android podcast app, or online at http://www.blubrry.com/arrlaudionews/. Audio News is also retransmitted on a number of FM repeaters. Click here and then scroll down to see the list.

Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), owner and manager of AMPRNet, has announced what’s being called “a very generous grant” to Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) to help fund its next-generation Amateur Radio system on the ISS. The dollar figure was not made public. In July, ARDC announced a philanthropic initiative to provide […]

No sunspots this week. Average daily sunspot numbers declined from 3.4 to zero. At the same time, average daily solar flux rose from 67.4 to 69.4.Geomagnetic activity quieted, with average daily planetary A index declining from 19.9 to 8.9, while average daily mid-latitude A index went from 16.7 to 7.7.Predicted solar flux is 68 on […]